Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-21
4 TRANSACTIONS.

More Acre Properly Fnsses khto the
Hands OF Outsiders-Rrospects for
other IDEALS.
Saturday was a day OF large deals in
the real estate department and some m
portant transfers were made, mostly
through the sgency of E. M. OsBrien.
Colonel Hughes East sold the forty
he purchased Of II. f. Jencks two weeks
ago and cleared $4,000 by the transaction.
He bought for 81 900 and sold for $4,000.
This property was purchased by CLARK
Bros, real estate dealers of Sioux CITY,
for another party and this
party is said to be an officer OF the Hi
nois Central railroad company. II was
q quiet transaction all around and was
kept as much under cover as possible.
CLARK Bros. also took q forty lying
northwest Of the East forty, paying
$4,000 for it. O. j. B. Harris was the
seller. Both these forties are on college
hill and the higher value OF the Harris
tract was because of it's location on
Douglas avenue, the route OF he street
car line.
These two forties will be plated and
placed upon the market by their new
owners.
The sale of DR.. Layery's forty has not
yet been completed, though the deed
has been made out aud awaits his sigma
ture. Consideration and name of pur-
chaser are not yet made public.
CLARK Bros, OF Sioux City, have also
purchased lots ten and eleven OF block
sixty-eight, on artesian hill.
On Saturday Mrs. Bunker was offered
| $12,0 600 for her forty north Of the college
and Taylor & Sargent were offered $l2,-
600 for their forty east OF the college.
Both these offers we're refused and Tay-
Tor & Sargent are now at work plating
their tract.
VIM. NJ. Powers has placed upon
the market tire. forties in the west
suburbs of the city and will sell . choice
of the three for $4,000. He has been
offered within a thousand OF his price,
but is firm at his figures and will make
them into lots and blocks If he does not
sell in acre tracts.
Among Saturday nights arrivals were
b. @. King, of Bridgeport, Wisconsin,
and G. B. Van Varme, OF Milwaukee.
These gentlemen we're here with the
purpose of establishing extensive stock
yards. They looked the surroundings
of the city over with that object in view
and expressed themselves satisfied with
some offers made. They left this morn.
ing and will be back here before long to
consummate a deal. This is q project of
great importance to Yankton.
There are now three forty acre ed
d,tions ready for this acceptance Of the
counclL. These will add over five hun
dred lots to the plat of Yankton city.
There is still a great deal 10 the air
about the coming OF the Illinois Central
road, reports being based largely upon
purchases made last week In the inter
est of individuals connected with that
company. Meanwhile interest in the
Duluth & Denver does NOS flag. 1t il
looked upon IS q sure thing and the fact
that Coffin & Warner, real estate dealers
at Duluth, have added the Yankton line
to the projected railroads to center a,
Duluth is taken as o~ondrmatory evi
dence.
81 1t is reported, and on gooi
Authority, that q squad Of Northwestern
surveyors will rendezvous in Yankton OF
the 4tho of April. What they are to d.
3 is moi known, but their movements viii
be watched with interest.
81 G. W. Roberts has sold the following
property to-day: u
L. NJ. Purdy to F. J. Washabaugh
lots a, and 6, block 33 lower Yanktcn
Consideration $500.
L. M. Purdy to j. L. Foskett, lot 9
8 block SO. Consideration $3.50.
Bartlett Trip to F. J, Washabaugh
lots 6 and I, blook 18 Witherspoon's Yank
!, ton. Consideration $3.50.
Other transfers to the extent Of $1e0
< have been made by Judge Roberts te
. day.